Opis stanowiska
CeNT-06-2026
Director of Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw, with the Project Leader, announce opening of the competition for the position of PhD Student in the Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biological Systems Modelling – Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw.
Laboratory: Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biological Systems Modelling
Project title: The influence of non-trivial topology on protein degradation by ClpXP in the context of degron design.
Project leader: Dr Fernando Bruno da Silva
For more information please visit our website: https://www.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cent-06-2026-phd-student-opus-29-f.bruno-da-silva_eng_DOP.pdf
Nasze wymagania
- The competition is open for persons who meet the conditions specified in the regulations on the allocation of resources for the implementation of tasks financed by the National Science Centre for OPUS 29 grant.
- MSc degree in biology, chemistry, biophysics, biotechnology, or related discipline. The MSc degree should be obtained before the date of employment in the project.
- - Confirmed status of a PhD student (on the date of starting work in the project at the latest).
- - Fluency in written and spoken English.
- - Willingness to work in an interdisciplinary and international team.
- - Ability to work in a group, curiosity, and motivation to learn.
- Optional but often appreciated:
- - Familiarity with programming languages (R or Python);
- - Basic structural analysis (PyMOL, Chimera, AlphaFold, or VMD);
- - Experience expressing recombinant proteins in E. coli;
- - Understanding of protein structure, folding, and enzymatic mechanisms;
- - Ability to design purification workflows and evaluate purity using SDS‑PAGE and UV absorbance profiles;
- - Experience preparing publication‑quality figures.
Zakres obowiązków
- The PhD researcher will be responsible for assisting in protein purification and degradation experiments. This will involve tasks such as preparing reagents, running experiments under supervision, collecting data, and data analysis. The student may also be involved in simple computational simulations, such as molecular dynamics simulations.
Oferujemy
- Job type: Stipend
- Number of job offers: 1
- Position starts on: 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible afterwards
- Maximum period of contract/stipend agreement: 36 months with possibility of extension to 48 months
- The opportunity to join an international and multidisciplinary team conducting research at the interface of biology, chemistry, and physics.
- An open and welcoming work environment with ample opportunities for professional development and global scientific partnerships.
Dokumenty wymagane do rekrutacji
- 1. Cover letter;
- 2. Current curriculum vitae;
- 3. Copy of MSc certificate (or, if the MSc certificate has not been obtained yet, a certificate/document about the date of MSc defense);
- 4. Document confirming the status of PhD Student (to be provided before starting work in the project);
- 5. The successful candidate is expected to be already enrolled or to enroll in the Doctoral School of the University of Warsaw;
- 6. Signed information on the personal data processing. Before entering the competition, candidates are obliged to familiarise themselves with Internal Reporting Procedure.
Załączniki
Dodatkowe informacje dla kandydata
Selected candidates will be invited for an interview in person at the
Centre for New Technologies, University of Warsaw, or online.
Date of announcing the results: Not earlier than 24th of August 2026
Method of notification about the results: Email, CeNT UW web page.